Papers of the War Cabinet's Eastern Committee [‎10r] (19/544)

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Printed for the War Cabinet. April 1918.
SECRET.
E.C. 3rd Minutes.
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WAR CABINET.
EASTERN COMMITTEE.
Minutes of the Third Meeting.
The Third Meeting of the Eastern Committee was held in Lord Curzont Room at the
Privy Council Office on Friday, April 12, 1918, at 4 f.m.
• Present :
The Right Hon. the Earl Curzon of Khdlkston, K.G., G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E.
(m the Chair).
The Right Hon. the Lord Hardinge of
Penshurst, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.S.I.,
G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). , G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O.,^ I.S.O.,
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, Foreign Office.
Mr. L. Oliphant, C.M.G., Foreign Office.
The Right Hon. Lord Islington, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). ,
D.S.O., Under-Secretary of State for
India, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .
Mr. J. E. Shuckburgh, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .
Lieut-Colonel W. H. Gribbon, representing
theC.I.G.S., War Office.
Major-General Sir G. M. W. Macdonogh,
K.C.M.G., C.B., Director of Military
Intelligence, War Office.
Captain E. Abraham, Secretary.
Action in Respect 1. The Committee had before them a loreign Office Memo-
to Emir Faisal. randum, commenting on General Clayton’s telegram (E.C.-66),
consideration of which had been postponed from the last meeting
(see Minute 2).
Sir Mark Sykes, who was unavoidably absent, had, in consulta
tion with the Director of Military Intelligence, at the Chairman’s
request, prepared a draft reply to General Clayton. Ihe draft was
read to the Committee by the Chairman, and, alter slight alteration,
adopted.
It was decided—
That it should be telegraphed by the Foreign Office to General
Clayton. (This telegram (E.C.-123) will be circulated later.)
Action in Respect
to Idrisi.
2. The Committee had before them a telegram from Sir R. Win-
ate (E.C.-75), giving an account of the present condition of the
drisi, a letter from Brigadier-General Beatty, retrospective in
haracter (E.C.-89). and a later telegram from Sir R. Wingate
E.C.-lll) answering the questions raised at the first meeting
Minute 2). .
Sir R. Wingate recommended the grant to the Idrisi of 25,0(XK.
s a present for past services (see E.C. 31), and a monthly grant of
2,000/. for the future. . .
The Director of Military Intelligence pointed out that the Idrisi
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